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Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated

EIN 23-2663699 · Philadelphia, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH, EMPOWERMENT AND SAFETY FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY DRUG USE AND POVERTY. WE ARE A MULTI-SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE HARM ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG USE THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, ADVOCACY, AND DIRECT SERVICES.

Income
$22.0 million
Spending
$21.6 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 49%
Employees
194
Volunteers
500
Highest pay
$133,370, lead exec of

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $11.7 million spent. MEDICAL AND PREVENTION SERVICES: PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA CONTINUED ITS ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC CLINIC (SANA) INTEGRATING HIV AND HCV CARE WITH WRAP-AROUND AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES. PREVENTION POINT HAS OVER THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAMS, SERVICES 7,913 UNIQUE AND UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS DURING FY25 IN OVER 32,000 INTERACTIONS. PREVENTION POINT HAS CO-LOCATED HIV PRIMARY CARE AND WRAP- AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS BEFORE RUNNING ITS OWN CLINIC FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WITH 876 VISITS FROM PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV FOR ON-GOING MEDICAL CARE. PREVENTION POINT HAS ALSO ADMINISTERED MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS ADMINISTERED A PREP AND HEPATITIS C CLINIC FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND HAS NINETEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE TO CARE SERVICES, CONDUCTING 1,559 TESTS IN FY25. MEDICAL AND PREVENTION SERVICES: PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA CONTINUED ITS ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC CLINIC (SANA) INTEGRATING HIV AND HCV CARE WITH WRAP-AROUND AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES. PREVENTION POINT HAS OVER THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAMS, SERVICES 7,913 UNIQUE AND UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS DURING FY25 IN OVER 32,000 INTERACTIONS. PREVENTION POINT HAS CO-LOCATED HIV PRIMARY CARE AND WRAP- AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS BEFORE RUNNING ITS OWN CLINIC FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WITH 876 VISITS FROM PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV FOR ON-GOING MEDICAL CARE. PREVENTION POINT HAS ALSO ADMINISTERED MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS ADMINISTERED A PREP AND HEPATITIS C CLINIC FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND HAS NINETEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE TO CARE SERVICES, CONDUCTING 1,559 TESTS IN FY25.
  2. $2.9 million spent. SOCIAL SERVICES: SOCIAL SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, POLICE ASSISTED DIVERSION PROGRAM (PAD), DROP-IN HOMELESS SERVICES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER SERVICES. PREVENTION POINT HAS NEARLY TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING A DROP-IN CENTER THAT HAD 99,455 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS VISITS IN FY25, PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 15,798 SOCIAL REFERRALS AND OPERATED PUBLIC RESTROOMS (FOR HEPATITIS A PREVENTION) WITH 3,684 VISITS. PREVENTION POINT HAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, DISTRIBUTING 113,571 DOSES OF NARCAN ACROSS PHILADELPHIA. WOUND CARE CLINICS HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR NINETEEN YEARS, CONDUCTING 673 VISITS IN FY25. FOR THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS, PREVENTION POINT HAS BEEN OFFERING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT WITH A MONTHLY CENSUS OF 250 PATIENTS. PREVENTION POINT'S HIV PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR ELEVEN YEARS. SOCIAL SERVICES: SOCIAL SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, POLICE ASSISTED DIVERSION PROGRAM (PAD), DROP-IN HOMELESS SERVICES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER SERVICES. PREVENTION POINT HAS NEARLY TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING A DROP-IN CENTER THAT HAD 99,455 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS VISITS IN FY25, PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 15,798 SOCIAL REFERRALS AND OPERATED PUBLIC RESTROOMS (FOR HEPATITIS A PREVENTION) WITH 3,684 VISITS. PREVENTION POINT HAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, DISTRIBUTING 113,571 DOSES OF NARCAN ACROSS PHILADELPHIA. WOUND CARE CLINICS HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR NINETEEN YEARS, CONDUCTING 673 VISITS IN FY25. FOR THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS, PREVENTION POINT HAS BEEN OFFERING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT WITH A MONTHLY CENSUS OF 250 PATIENTS. PREVENTION POINT'S HIV PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR ELEVEN YEARS.
  3. $4.3 million spent. HOUSING: PREVENTION POINT'S HOMELESS SHELTER IS A LOW THRESHOLD SHELTER THAT ADMITS THOSE WHO ARE STILL ACTIVELY USING SUBSTANCES. PREVENTION POINT HAS TEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE OPERATING A LOW-BARRIER RESPITE, HOUSING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS OVER THE DECADE AND TRANSITIONING 377 INDIVIDUALS TO PERMANENT HOUSING IN FY25. PREVENTION POINT HAS EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH AN OUTREACH TEAM THAT CONDUCTED 4,228 OUTREACH CONTACTS AND 580 PLACEMENTS LAST YEAR. PREVENTION POINT HAS EIGHT YEARS' EXPERIENCE OPERATING PAD (POLICE ASSISTED DIVERSION) AND OFFERING THREE YEARS OF RE- ENTRY SERVICES, OFFERING SERVICES TO AN AVERAGE OF 800 INDIVIDUALS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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